He was also the co-writer and co-executive producer of a CBS television situation comedy series based on the book.
[4] He has been described as "a profane comic genius," "Lenny Bruce with a stethoscope," and "a scatological Socrates showering rough wisdom on his son.
[10] On August 3, 2009, Halpern started a Twitter feed with the handle "@shitmydadsays" to store his father's rhetorical gems;[10] the writer thought the content might be useful for a future script.
Together with his longtime writing partner Patrick Schumacker, Halpern completed the book Sh*t My Dad Says in February 2010, and it was published in May 2010.
In June of the same year, the book topped The New York Times Best Seller list for hardcover nonfiction[4] and remained in the number one position for eleven weeks.
[5] Following the cancellation of the CBS television series that was based on Sh*t My Dad Says, Halpern wrote for Grantland.com.
[16] The pilot, written by Halpern and Schumacker, was filmed in March 2010, CBS picked it up in May,[4] and the show premiered on September 23, 2010.
"[17] In 2011, Halpern worked as a writer for the short-lived comedy series How to Be a Gentleman, but the show was cancelled after four episodes.
[21] Halpern married Amanda Schweizer on May 29, 2011, and as of May 2012, the couple divided their time between a Bankers Hill, San Diego apartment and a house in Los Angeles.